Gambling News by House of Odds

Ex-minister to testify in CBC suit (CNews)BARRIE -- Former justice minister Doug Lewis is expected to testify today in a civil trial, claiming the CBC ruined his reputation with a 2001 story on Internet gambling.

Class Distinction: Gambling for schools: Class III games growing (Tulsa World)People play Class III, or skill-based, games at the Cherokee Casino and Resort in Catoosa. More Class III games are being used in area casinos, sending more money for state education.

Christian group in opposition to Lodi card room (11:36 a.m.) (The Record)LODI -- A Lodi-based religious organization wants the City Council to not only reject a card rooms proposed move, but to rescind last years ordinance that allows more gambling in Lodi.

Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.

Sadr bloc pulls out of Iraqi government (AFP via Yahoo! News)Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his six ministers out of Iraq's beleaguered coalition government on Monday as he pushed his demand for a rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country.